Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

2 (1) Regulation 9 (public contracts awarded, and design contests organised, pursuant to international rules) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), omit “any of the following”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (b).

(3) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) This Part does not apply to a relevant international public contract or design contest in a case where the applicable procurement rules restrict the participation of economic operators in the procedure.

(2A) In the case of a relevant international public contract or design contest where the applicable procurement rules do not restrict the participation of economic operators in the procedure, the only provision of this Part that applies is regulation 25B (equal treatment of economic operators).”

(4) Omit paragraph (3).

(5) In paragraph (4), omit “paragraphs (1) to (3) of”.

(6) At the end insert—

“(5) In this regulation, “relevant international public contract or design contest” means a public contract or design contest that—

(a) the contracting authority awards or organises in accordance with procurement rules provided by an international organisation or international financing institution, and

(b) is fully financed, or co-financed for the most part, by that organisation or institution.”